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.TH ROOT_ARCHIVE 8 "Sep 9, 2009"
.SH NAME
root_archive \- manage bootable miniroot archives
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fB/boot/solaris/bin/root_archive\fR pack \fIarchive\fR \fIroot\fR
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fB/boot/solaris/bin/root_archive\fR unpack \fIarchive\fR \fIroot\fR
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBroot_archive\fR utility is used to manipulate boot archives.
The utility can pack and unpack boot archives and image miniroots. Both \fBufs\fR and \fBhsfs\fR
(\fBiso9660\fR) format archives can be unpacked, although only \fBufs\fR format
is generated when packing.
.sp
.LP
For normal, boot-related system administration, \fBbootadm\fR(8) is recommended.
.SH SUBCOMMANDS
.sp
.LP
The \fBroot_archive\fR command has the following subcommands:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBpack\fR \fIarchive\fR \fIroot\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 21n
Pack the contents of the root directory into the boot archive \fIarchive\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBunpack\fR \fIarchive\fR \fIroot\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 21n
Unpack the contents of the boot archive named \fIarchive\fR to the directory
named \fIroot\fR.
.RE

.SH EXIT STATUS
.sp
.LP
The following exit values are returned:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB0\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 5n
The command completed successfully.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB1\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 5n
The command exited due to an error.
.RE

.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
Interface Stability	Committed
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR cpio (1),
.BR lofi (4D),
.BR attributes (7),
.BR bootadm (8),
.BR mount (8)
